ESPNF1 Columnist

December 21, 2011: The French Grand Prix is close to making a return to Formula One according to a delegate in charge of bringing the race back to the calendar

December 21, 2011: Fernando Alonso and his wife Raquel del Rosario have announced they are splitting up

December 20, 2011: Julian Leal has switched from Rapax to Trident ahead of the 2012 GP2 season, joining Stephane Richelmi

December 20, 2011: Karun Chandhok said that he is "mentally preparing" for another season as a test and reserve driver next year

December 20, 2011: In the final part of ESPNF1's season review, we look at Red Bull's dominant season, including Sebastian Vettel's remarkable year and Mark Webber's relative struggles

December 20, 2011: A host of current and former Formula One drivers have signed up for the inaugural i1 Supercar Series in India

December 20, 2011: Nico Hulkenberg says that getting to grips with the Pirelli tyres will be crucial for him to enjoy a successful season in 2012

December 20, 2011: Adrian Sutil's manager says he is "not panicking" over his future in Formula One, and that he has until the start of testing to find a new team

December 20, 2011: Fernando Alonso says that there is "an air of confidence" within Ferrari as it continues to develop its 2012 car

December 19, 2011: Romain Grosjean is eager to help develop the new Renault car ahead of his first full Formula One pre-season

December 19, 2011: McLaren has announced that the new MP4-27 will run for the first time at the first pre-season test in Jerez

December 19, 2011: Nigel Melker has joined Ocean Racing Technology for the 2012 GP2 season having tested for the team in October

December 19, 2011: Narain Karthikeyan is looking to secure a future in Formula One and is not looking to other series for 2012

December 19, 2011: Jarno Trulli is hoping that next season will be an improvement after struggling to match team-mate Heikki Kovalainen in 2011

December 19, 2011: An overview of the 2012 grid as it shapes up over the winter, updated regularly with the lastest announcements and rumours from the driver market

December 18, 2011: Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has called on his team to redeem itself in 2012 after a difficult season in 2011

December 17, 2011: HRT's new team principal Luiz Perez-Sala has admitted his team will have too take a step backwards next year in order to lay the foundations for future success

December 17, 2011: Bernie Ecclestone does not see F1 taking off in the USA over the next ten years despite the addition of two grands prix in the country by 2013

December 17, 2011: Argentina has become the latest country to show an interest in hosting a grand prix after ground was broken ahead of the construction of a new circuit 80km outside Buenos Aires